Using MIS (10th Edition)
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Chapter 2.9, Problem 2.8ARQ
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Collaboration tool set:
There are three sets of collaboration tools. They are,
- Minimal collaboration tool set.
- Good collaboration tool set.
- Comprehensive collaboration tool set.
Minimal collaboration tool set:
- Minimal collaboration tool set is the one collaborated with the team that gets little support with the hardware.
- Collaboration will be only with text.
- Access permission is denied for audio and video files where collaborators could not be seen.
- Documents or whiteboards cannot be viewed during the meeting with minimal set collaborative tool set.
Good collaboration tool set:
- Has more sophisticated set of collaboration tools set.
- Multiparty audio and video virtual meetings can be conducted with good collaboration tool set.
- Supports concurrent access to
- Documents,
- Spreadsheet and
- Presentation files.
- Surveys, wikis, blogs and share pictures are not supported by collaboration tool set.
Comprehensive collaboration tool set:
- Tool set provided by Microsoft product office 365 that is provided as a service through internet and is considered to be best tool and integrated
- Make use of communication application that provides,
- Audio/video conferencing.
- Shared whitespaces, desktops and as well as shared applications.
- Features includes
- Iteration management and control.
- Online meetings with sharing.
- SharePoint alerts can send email notifications via “Microsoft email server exchange”.
- Clicking user names in SharePoint or in emails, office 365 automatically starts Lync text, audio/video conversation.
Differences among the tool set and criteria for choosing the right set:
Minimal tool set | Good tool set | Comprehensive tool set |
Communication is done via email, multiparty text chat | Communication is done via Skype | Microsoft Lync is used for communication. |
Content sharing is through “email or file server”. | Content sharing make use of “Google Drive” | Content sharing makes use of “Share Point”... |
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Using MIS (10th Edition)
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